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I love the game! Last few trips, I played UTH almost as much as blackjack.
I play a simplified version of the basic strategy on this. The 4x plays (4-plays I call them), are the same - A-any, K-5+, Q-8+, J-10, pair 3s-Aces, K-any suited, Q-6 suited.
After the flop, I play any pair(+) that includes one card in my hand...or 4-to-a-straight or flush if one of my straight/flush cards is 10+.
For the 1x play or fold after the river? It really depends on the board. I've stayed in with as low as an 9-high in my hand...and I've folded K-4 more than once.

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I love the game! Last few trips, I played UTH almost as much as blackjack.
I play a simplified version of the basic strategy on this. The 4x plays (4-plays I call them), are the same - A-any, K-5+, Q-8+, J-10, pair 3s-Aces, K-any suited, Q-6 suited.
After the flop, I play any pair(+) that includes one card in my hand...or 4-to-a-straight or flush if one of my straight/flush cards is 10+.
For the 1x play or fold after the river? It really depends on the board. I've stayed in with as low as an 9-high in my hand...and I've folded K-4 more than once.

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Thanks Topcard! What do you think about the variance compared to your BJ play? How does your avg bet compare to BJ?

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Thanks Topcard! What do you think about the variance compared to your BJ play? How does your avg bet compare to BJ?

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The variance in UTH is dramatic... you need to be able to survive expensive 'bad runs' - but when you do, the payback is just as fast & furious as the drain was. Playing the $5 ante minimum, you really need to have about $300 that you're prepared to play for a session, assuming that you play the trips bet for $5.
The average bet? I play $5 tables & my average runs about $25/hand. ($5 ante, $5 blind, $5 trips, $10 avg. play). Sometimes I go $10-$10-$5 with $20 avg. on the "play", so the average bet would then be $45/hand.
One trick that I've found works is to always leave on an 'odds' payout-win that puts you up for the session... like a full-house or flush. When you hit 4-OAK, you should plan on coloring out within the next couple of hands, as it almost never gets any better than that!
Book the win - Go play blackjack or craps for a while...then start a new session later.

My blackjack is considerably lower, averaging about $18/hand (according to Golden Gate & Boyd).
Way less stress playing blackjack, but it can often feel like "work".

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Be aware that the 'advice' function is flawed for the post-flop 2x bet... ignore it.
Best example? The wizard's simulator said I should check my post-flop trip-5s instead of going 2x ante.

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Haven't played it in awhile, but didn't he have some sort of disclaimer about the post flop advice? It only worked right if you enabled java or cookies or some other computer term that I don't fully understand?

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